tarry
Use Tarry in a sentence
i verb (used without object)
1.
to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
2.
to delay or be tardy in acting, starting, coming, etc.; linger or loiter.
3.
to wait.
verb (used with object)
4.
Archaic. to wait for.
noun
5.
a stay; sojourn.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English taryen to delay, tary a delay < ?
1275–1325; Middle English taryen to delay, tary a delay < ?
Related forms
tar·ri·er, noun
un·tar·ried, adjective
un·tar·ry·ing, adjective
Antonyms
1. leave.
1. leave.
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tar1 (tɑː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of various dark viscid substances obtained by the destructive distillation of organic matter such as coal, wood, or peat |
| 2. | another name for coal tar |
| —vb , tars, tarring, tarred | |
| 3. | to coat with tar |
| 4. | tar and feather to punish by smearing tar and feathers over (someone) |
| 5. | tarred with the same brush regarded as having the same faults |
| [Old English teoru; related to Old Frisian tera, Old Norse tjara, Middle Low German tere tar, Gothic triu tree] | |
| 'tarry1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'tarriness1 | |
| —n | |
| tarry (ˈtærɪ) | |
| —vb , -ries, -rying, -ried | |
| 1. | (intr) to delay in coming or going; linger |
| 2. | (intr) to remain temporarily or briefly |
| 3. | (intr) to wait or stay |
| 4. | archaic, poetic or (tr) to await |
| —n , -ries, -rying, -ried, -ries | |
| 5. | rare a stay |
| [C14 tarien, of uncertain origin] | |
| 'tarrier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
tarry
early 14c., "to delay, retard," of uncertain origin. Some suggest a connection to L. tardare "to delay," or O.E. tergan "to vex, irritate." Intransitive meaning "to linger" is attested from late 14c.
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Example sentences
To tarry over raising dividends, never mind suspending them, was seen as a confession of failure.
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